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Lot 203

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A LARGE 'KUTHAYA' PAINTED AND GLAZED POTTERY EGG-SHAPED HANGING ORNAMENTWestern Anatolia, 18th century

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A LARGE 'KUTHAYA' PAINTED AND GLAZED POTTERY EGG-SHAPED HANGING ORNAMENT
Western Anatolia, 18th century

The cobalt blue decoration consisting of three seraphims alternating with pairs of crosses; attachment in wood and rope.

13 x 10 cm

Provenance: Italian private collection.

This kind of object was hung on the altars and near the lamps to prevent rodents and insects could damage the oil of the lamp. The subject of seraphims and crosses is recurrent, testifying the contacts that the Armenian community had in the past with the Latin crusader states.

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